lany-broadsides, reports, pamphlets, etc., which are still to be catalogued.

Declaration of

collection.

To the Declaration of Independence collection have Independence come from Mr. Castleman Beatty, of Baltimore, Md., three facsimiles of Jefferson's draft and four grouped signatures affixed to the declaration; and from Mr. Joseph G. Heyn, of Minneapolis, Minn., a photostat copy of a Salem imprint of the declaration followed by an order of council, dated July 17, 1776.

Nathanael

To Nathanael Greene materials, 1777-1781, have been Greene papers. added by purchase photostat copies from the Wisconsin State Historical Society and from the East Greenwich News, of East Greenwich, R. I. These include some Washington letters of 1777 and 1797 and matter regarding Indian (Cherokee and Chickasaw) relations, 1781. As is recorded elsewhere, Mr. Walter P. Gardner, of Jersey City, N. J., gave to the Lafayette collection a photograph of a letter by Lafayette to Gen. Nathanael Greene, June 21, 1781.

Other notable materials have been secured as follows: Miscellany. Photostat copies of Caron de Beaumarchais letters, one to Franklin, February 13, 1779, and one to the Congress, February 13, 1789, were purchased from the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, Pa.; a considerable body of Louisiana miscellany, 1777-1816, including letters by François Cousoulin, Carlos Trudeau, Louis De Blanc, was given by Mr. A. T. Witbeck, of Shreveport, La., to whom the Library makes special acknowledgments; an impression in wax of William Claiborne's personal seal came from Miss Lucy B. Stone, of Hollins College, Va.; Isaac Shelby's account of the Battle of King's Mountain, a copy said to have been made from the original by John J. Crittenden, was transferred from the Department of State, division of publication; and what appears to be a parchment facsimile of an enlistment poster calling for troops to enlist under General Washington (New Jersey imprint) was given by Miss Leila McD. Prince, of Greenville, S. C. An interesting broadside entitled "On the Dark Day," dated May 19, 1780, was acquired by purchase.

NATIONAL ERA

1801-1850:

Gen. William Chamberlayne's account book, 17881812, used on the John Parke Custis estate, was photostatted through the courtesy of the owner, Miss Margaret S. Mosby, of Texas, for the Library of Congress and the Library of the College of William and Mary, at Williamsburg, Va.

The new acquisitions of materials on the history of the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century exhibit something of the great variety of interests which occupied the people of that time, but it is perhaps remarkable that little has been received additional to the Jefferson and Madison collections.

To the John Rodgers papers, Col. J. R. M. Taylor, of Washington, D. C., has added by gift a considerable mass of material covering the years 1798–1837.

The John H. Piatt record letter-book of letters received from General Hull, General Harrison, and General Winchester, 1812-1814, came as a gift from Hon. Thomas Ewing, of New York.

The Charles G. Ridgely Journal (MS.) kept on the U. S. S. Erie, May 8-October 1, 1815; on the U. S. S. Independent, October 1-November 15, 1815; and on the U. S. S. Constellation, May 19, 1820-March 20, 1821, was given by Mr. Louis Conradis, of Washington, D. C.

An original letter by Charles Chauncey to William S. Shaw, August 24, 1801, was purchased from Goodspeed, of Boston, Mass.

A photostat of a letter from John W. Mulligan to Benjamin Walker, August 1, 1807, relating to public defense, was purchased from the New York Historical Society.

Mr. Walter B. Smith, of Cardington, Ohio; has given Daniel Sherman's reminiscences of the pioneers of the so-called Fire Lands of the Western Reserve, 1812 and later, which are in the form of a letter to the Fire Lands Historical Society, April 5, 1872 (carbon copy).

Two letters by John Campbell to Fred E. Dugas, 1819, describing stage-coach travel in North Carolina and Virginia, were purchased from C. W. Unger, of Pottsville, Pa.

An original James Monroe letter to Joel R. Poinsett, December 13, 1824, was given by Mr. Walter P. Gardner,

of Jersey City, N. J.

America 1824

Lafayette materials of this period have been increased Lafayette in by a photograph of a Lafayette letter to Hugo (?), June 1825. 4, 1805, and by Benjamin Thomas Hill's "Lafayette in the United States, 1824-1825" (newspaper clippings, prints, etc., 7 volumes), which were purchased, as noted above.

Fendall coller

tion.

The collection of Philip R. Fendall papers, c. 1806- Philia Ro 1860, has by gifts from Mr. Emanuel Hertz been brought to a total of about 468 pieces. The late Philip R. Fendall was a pamphleteer, a newspaper writer, and a lawyer of note. In newspapers he is said to have used the pseudonym "Patrick Henry." During the years 1841-1845 and 1849-1853 he was United States district attorney in Washington, D. C.

Morris collection.

The George Pope Morris papers, a collection of about George Pope 90 pieces, acquired by purchase from Mr. F. H. Sweet, of Battle Creek, Mich., forms an interesting addition to materials for the study of American literature and social history. In this collection is a small handbill printed in Rome, Italy, giving "Woodman, Spare That Tree” in English and in Italian. There are many copies of Morris's poems; some are autograph copies and some are signed by the author; also some letters to and from Morris.

papers.

Miss Sarah R. Maynard, of Tacoma, Wash., has by Duff Green gift, through Prof. St. George L. Sioussat, of the University of Pennsylvania, greatly increased the size and value of the collection of Duff Green papers, which was begun with 90 letters, given in 1904 by Benjamin E. Green, of Dalton, Ga. Miss Maynard's gift is richest in materials for the years 1841-1843, when Duff Green visited England, and includes reports which Green sent back to the United States and his correspondence with public men abroad. Important letters and drafts of letters for both the earlier and the later years of Duff Green's participation in American public affairs are also in the new collection.

Economic and

business materials.

Zachary Taylor collection.

American Indians.

Miscellany.

Materials chiefly of an economic and business character have been acquired, as follows:

The Lewis H. and James P. Machen Account Books, 1833-1884 (MSS., Virginia, 21 volumes), purchased from John Hart, Richmond, Va.; the contemporary duplicate copy of a T. W. Ward letter to Baring Bros., February 11, 1841, a gift by Adam Shortt, of Ottawa, Canada, which has been mentioned elsewhere in this report; and a Charles Augustus Davis letter to Samuel B. Ruggles, February 5, 1840, purchased from Mr. W. R. Benjamin, of New York City; and the large mass of Levi and LeRoy Davis Farm and Business Account Books and Papers, 1835-1864 (MSS., Genesee Valley, New York), a gift by Dr. Victor S. Clark, editor of the Living Age, Boston, Mass.

To the Zachary Taylor collection, three letters by Zachary Taylor to Ethan Allen Hitchcock, 1841, and one letter by Betty Taylor, 1846 (?), all gifts by Mrs. W. A. Croffut, from the Ethan Allen Hitchcock papers. The Tippecanoe battle flag has been deposited in the Library by Mrs. Eugene C. Pomeroy, of Washington, D. C.

To the American Indians collection, a group of Georgia newspaper clippings relating to Chief John Ross and the removal of the Cherokees in 1838, a gift by Mr. John M. Taylor, of Claremore, Okla.

To the William Henry Harrison papers, a silk campaign badge, "Harrison & Reform, 4th May, 1840," a gift by Mr. Edward J. Murphy, of Chevy Chase, Md.

Miscellaneous additions were: A James T. Brady letter of June 15, 1841, purchased from Mr. W. R. Benjamin, of New York; a Boston Museum play bill," The Drunkard," February 26, 1844, a gift by Miss Ida Slade, of Flushing, N. Y.; a North Carolina, Pisgah School, agreement with a teacher, November 6, 1848, a gift by the Hon. A. L. Bulwinkle, of Gastonia, N. C.; a letter by Daniel Webster, undated, a gift by Miss A. B. Folger, of Nantucket, Mass.; the J. L. Morris school arithmetic (MS., Tennessee, 1845), a gift by Miss Evie Morris, of Washington, D. C.; and the various commissions (on

parchment) issued to Charles Mason, 1829-1853, deposited by Mr. Charles Mason Remey, of Washington, D. C.

1876:

The third quarter of the nineteenth century in Ameri- FROM 1850 TO can history, though marked by the Civil War, was in reality one of tremendous economic and business development, particularly throughout the North and West.

land collection.

The Robert McClelland correspondence and papers, Robert McClel given jointly by Mrs. Robert M. Berry (wife of Admiral Berry) and R. McClelland Brady, her brother, of Detroit, Mich., illustrate this development. Included in this collection are a McClelland letterpress copy book for September, 1856, to March, 1857, and an interesting letter by Ex-President Pierce, dated Andover, Mass., January 4, 1862, which contains comment on the Trent affair and declares that a Cabinet member had demanded from Pierce a disclaimer that he was a southern sympathizer! Miscellany of the fifties includes: Various State commissions, exemplifications, tax receipts, etc., with seals, given by Mr. A. T. Witbeck, of Shreveport, La.; a collection of "Ohio autographs, State official and legislature (MS. album, Ohio, 1856–57),” given by Mr. Charles L. Frank, Washington, D. C.; a letter by Amos A. Lawrence to Dix, October 19, 1858, purchased from Goodspeed, of Boston, Mass.; and receipt forms used in Pennsylvania, 1854-1875, which were given by Mr. Stockton W. Jones, of Washington, D. C.

letters

The William Ayres Galbraith letters of 1860 and 1865, Gabrasion. gift by Mr. Bertram Galbraith, of Washington, D. C., relate to the secession movement in South Carolina and conditions at the end of the war.

TERIAL:

political.

Single papers and collections belonging particularly to CIVIL WAR MAthe war period are the following: A letter by Joshua R. (a) Military and Giddings to George W. Julian, January 18, 1863, purchased at an Anderson sale in New York City; the Charles W. Reed Diary, Letters, and Drawings, produced for the most part on battle fields, on the march, and in camp, given by Mrs. Grace M. Schirmer, of New York City; Richard Beard's account of the battle before Atlanta and the death of Major General McPherson, given by Mr. William E. Beard, of Nashville, Tenn.;